Black Magic: African-Americans in Fantasy Films

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Laurence Fishburne and Jada Pinkett-Smith in The Matrix

They're the power couple of the virtual universe. Fishburne's Morpheus is the biggest threat to the protectors of the Matrix — until his ex Niobi (Pinkett-Smith) shows up. Together, these two rebel fighters were the only things keeping Keanu Reeves's Neo from bursting into zeroes and ones.